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BYU Probable Starters

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG

03 Jazmine Foreman G 5-5 Fr 2.9 1.0

30 Mallary G. Carling G 5-10 Sr 13.6 3.0

32 Shawnee Slade F 5-11 Jr 7.6 6.7

45 Keilani Moeaki F 6-2 Fr 5.3 4.6

52 Lauren R. Varley C 6-3 Sr 9.3 8.4

Reserve Players

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG

22 Mindy Nielson G 5-10 Fr 5.1 2.3

54 Cassie King F 6-3 Jr 4.3 2.8

23 Coriann Wood F 6-1 Fr 4.1 2.7

14 Sarah Red G/F 5-11 Jr (rs) 2.3 0.0

05 Ashley Cheesman F 6-0 Sr 1.8 2.0

13 Jaime Judkins G 5-6 So 1.3 0.6

0 Lauren Nichols F 6-0 Fr (rs) 0.6 0.2

55 Megan Marks F 6-2 Fr 0.3 1.3

Team Stats -- 2007-08

-- Shooting from the field: (.384, 187-487)

-- Shooting from the free-throw line: (.604, 84-139)

-- Shooting from three-point line: (.271, 42-155)

-- Average points per game: 55.6

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The team

-- Two starters are among the six letterwinners returning for the 2007-08 season.The team also returns two redshirts in addition to six very talented newcomers

-- The seniors are MWC Second Team honoree guard Mallary Gillespie-Carling and MWC Honorable Mention Lauren Riley-Varley. Both were also named to the 2007 MWC All-Tournament Team.

-- Among the letterwinners are junior forward/guard combo Shawnee Slade, senior forward Ashley Cheesman and junior center Cassie King. The trio return with the most playing experience and an understanding of coach Judkins' game plan. Guard Jamie Judkins who also comes in with significant playing time experience.

-- Two redshirts who were on the team last year, freshman forward Lauren Nichols and sophomore guard Sarah Red, a transfer from the University of Utah, will also provide solid experience on the team as newcomers.

-- Six new incoming freshmen will take to the court in 2007-08. They are:

Stephanie Buhler: 6-0, F, Oregon City, OR/Oregon City HS

Jazmine Foreman: 5-5, G, Vancouver, WA/Hudson's Bay HS

Megan Marks: 6-2, F, South Jordan, UT/Bingham HS

Keilani Moeaki: 6-2, F, Warrenville, IL/Wheaton Warrenville South HS

Mindy Nielson: 5-10, G, Centennial, CO/ Regis Jesuit HS

Coriann Wood: 6-1, F, Basin City, WA/Connell HS

2007-08 Season Highlights and Notables

TEAM

-- The captains on the 2007-08 season are seniors Mallary Gillespie-Carling and Lauren Riley-Varley

-- When playing on the road this season, BYU has a 1-3 record.

-- The 55 rebounds by the Cougars vs Fresno State on 11/17/07 are a season high and rank tied

for third place in the program's history.

-- The win over Fresno State improved BYU's all-time record in home openers to 24-11 and

under coach Judkins is now 6-1 in home openers.

-- The 78 points and the 55 rebounds recorded in the win over Fresno State are the most in both categories to date.

-- In the win over Utah Valley, the team scored 72 points which is second best to date

and the 20-point margin of victory is the most this season.

-- The 20 assists in the win over Utah Valley on 12/08/07 were the most to date.

-- In Saturday's Dec. 8th win over the Wolverines, the 17 steals are a new season best.

-- BYU scored 35 points in the first half vs. Utah Valley, the second most scored in

a first half and the fourth most in any half to date.

-- Starting lineups: Record

Foreman, Carling, Slade, Cheesman, Varley: 2-2

Foreman, Carling, Slade, King, Varley: 1-1

Judkins, Carling, Slade, Wood, Varley: 0-1

Foreman, Carling, Slade, Moeaki, Varley: 1-1

PLAYER

-- Center Lauren Riley-Varley picked up back-to-back double doubles in the first two games of this season. She tallied 14 points and

11 rebounds against UCSB and 16 points and 13 boards at Arkansas State. She led all players in the rebound category in those contests.

-- Varley's 16 points at Ark. State were season highs to date

-- Varley tops the list in rebounds for the team to date grabbing an average of 8.5 boards per contest.

-- Varley scored 12 points in the two-point 52-54 loss to New Mexico State on 12/05/07 marking her third double figure game

this season and her 22nd career double digit contest.

-- Mallary Gillespie-Carling has scored in double figures in 54 games during her career, seven so far this season

and the last three straight.

-- Carling is the team's assist leader so far this year dishing out a total of 38.

score 10.0 points each with 5.5 boards from Rodgers and 4.8 from Campbell. Head Coach Kathy Olivier begins her 15th season

at the helm of the UCLA program where she has a 220-197 record to date.

UCLA Probable Starters

Pos. # Name Ht Yr PPG RPG

F 14 Lindsey Pluimer 6-4 Sr 14.3 7.8

F 21 Doreena Campbell 5-10 Fr 10.0 4.8

C 34 Regina Rogers 6-3 Fr 10.0 5.5

G 03 Darxia Morris 5-8 Fr 8.5 2.1

G 02 Tierra Henderson 5-10 Jr 8.3 4.3

Stat Comparisons BYU UCLA

Field Goals: .384 .423

Free Throws: .604 .629

Three-Pointers: .271 .378

Points Per Game: 55.6 77.6

Rebounds Per Game: 39.7 47.4

Series History

Record: 3-8 favoring UCLA.

Last Meeting: The Cougars and Bruins played at Pauley Pavilion on Nov. 22, 2005 where BYU picked up the 71-67 win.

UCLA has not played in the Marriott Center since a Nov. 25, 2000 game where they lost to the Cougars 53-68. The Bruins

have a 2-1 record in Provo with their last win a 77-69 victory on Dec. 17, 1987.

Media Availability

Team Practice Times - at home

-The team practices are held at the Marriott Center MWF from 11:30 a.m., to 1:30 p.m. On Tuesday's, practice is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m., and on Thursday's from 11:30 to 2 p.m.

- Coach Judkins and players are available for interviews prior to or after their practices. All interviews are scheduled in advance. Norma Collett is the Basketball Communications Director for the team and can be contacted by phone or email. Contact at -- office: 801-422-4908, cell: 801-372-0989 and email: norma_collett@byu.edu

Looking Ahead

BYU has a short Christmas break before finishing its nonconference season at Utah State on Dec. 29. Tip off is set for 5 p.m.

January brings the MWC regular season and defending MWC Regular Season Champs., BYU is set to defend its league title. The Cougars open MWC play with a 2 p.m., contest at CSU on Jan. 12, then return home to host UNLV Jan. 16 and Utah Jan. 19. Start times for the home games are 4 and 7 p.m., respectively.